England vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Highlights, Ashes 2019: Advantage Australia After Steve Smith's Double Century On Day 2

Steve Smith, returning after missing the third Test from concussion, scored his 3rd double hundred in Test cricket to help Australia post a mammoth first innings total of 497/8 decl which put them in the driver's seat as they finished Day 2 leading by 474 runs.

England got off to a poor start as they lost Joe Denly, who was promoted to open the innings in place of Jason Roy. Rory Burns was unbeaten on 15 while the nigh watchman Craig Overton was batting on 3.

Earlier, apart from Smith, Tim Paine and Mitchell Starc, playing his first game in the series, also scored a half-century.  (SCORECARD)

Ashes 2019 4th Test Day 2 Match, Highlights England vs Australia, Straight from Old Trafford, Manchester.


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Airports Authority of India declares 20 more airports single-use plastic free

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has declared 20 more airports single-use plastic free. As many as 55 Indian airports are single-use plastic free now.

Prime Minister Narendra Mood, during his Independence Day speech, had urged citizens to avoid using plastic bags and rid themselves of the habit of using single-use plastic bags by October 2, 2019.

Acting upon the PM Modi's clarion call and as per the directions issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to beat plastic pollution, 35 AAI airports namely Agartala, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bagdogra, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Calicut, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Goa, Guwahati, Imphal, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Patna, Port Blair, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Srinagar, Tiruchirappalli, Tirupati, Trivandrum, Udaipur, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam had been declared 'Single-Use Plastic Free Airport Terminals' in Phase I.

As part of the initiatives towards environment protection, a commitment was made by the AAI for making 20 additional AAI Airports as 'Single Use Plastic Free Airport Terminals' within 100 days after formation of the new government.

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5 killed in major fire at ONGC plant in Navi Mumbai, gas diverted to Gujarat plant

"A fire broke out in storm water drainage early morning in Uran oil and gas processing plant. ONGC fire services and crisis management team immediately pressed into action. Fire is being contained. No impact on oil processing. Gas diverted to Hazira Plant. The situation is being assessed," ONGC said in a tweet.

While the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to douse the flames.


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Nirmala Sitharaman refuses to answer questions on economic slowdown, Manmohan remark

Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday refused to comment on the economic slowdown

India's GDP growth fell to a six-year low of 5%

Former PM Manmohan Singh attacked the Modi govt saying the slowdown was because of man-made disasters

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed a press conference to talk about the growing concerns over the economic health. Asked if the Centre acknowledges the fall of GDP figures, job losses as an economic slowdown, Sitharaman skirted the question and engaged in an argument with reporters.

On Sunday, asked about the slowdown, Nirmala Sitharaman replied saying, "The government has been in consultation with a lot of sectors. In some sectors the inventory is piling up. We have heard them and announcements were made on August 23. Last Friday also we made some announcements."

On Friday, Sitharaman announced the biggest merger of nationalised banks and reduced the number of state-owned banks from 27 to 12.

Asked about former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement on Sunday morning that the ongoing slowdown in the Indian economy is a result of man-made disasters caused by the Modi government, Sitharaman once again refused to react to his statement.

"Is Dr Manmohan Singh saying that instead of indulging in political vendetta they should consult sane voices? Has he said that? All right, thank you, I will take his statement on it. That is my answer," said Sitharaman.

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Assam BJP minister Himanta Biswa Sarma cries foul over final NRC list, demands reverification

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said he is unhappy with the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief architect of BJP's recent growth in the Northeast and a proponent of NRC, said a number of people were included in the final NRC list because of "manipulation" of legacy data.

On one hand Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged that a number of people made it to the final NRC list due to manipulation of data, while on the other hand he claimed that many Indians were excluded because authorities refused to accept refugee certificates as documents for the NRC exercise.

"Names of many Indian citizens who migrated from Bangladesh as refugees prior to 1971 have not been included in the NRC because authorities refused to accept refugee certificates. Many names got included because of manipulation of legacy data as alleged by many," Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

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TMC leaders on political tourism

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday took a dig at the Trinamool Congress (TMC), saying their leaders were visiting the office of the saffron in New Delhi as part of "political tourism".

"Mamata Banerjee used to say that the BJP has built its party headquarters in New Delhi by spending Rs 700 crore. Now, TMC leaders are visiting BJP office regularly and joining the party. The TMC leaders have started political tourism," Ghosh said.

His comments came in the backdrop of several TMC MLAs and leaders joining the saffron camp.

Seven TMC MLAs have joined the BJP since results of Lok Sabha polls were announced.

Meanwhile, Ghosh met West Bengal Speaker Biman Banerjee and state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee, requesting to ensure that all BJP MLAs were allowed to sit together in the assembly.


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INX Media case: CBI confronts P Chidambaram with ex-Niti Aayog CEO Sindhushree Khullar

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday confronted the former finance minister P Chidambaram with former Niti Aayog CEO Sindhushree Khullar during their interrogation in connection with the INX Media money laundering case, sources said. The CBI, which got an extension of P Chidambaram’s custody till August 30, is expected to confront P Chidambaram with other two accused in connection with the case before his remands get over.

CBI summons Sindhushree Khullar on Tuesday

Sources have told India Today that Sindhushree Khullar, who was the additional secretary DEA during the 2004-08 period, was allegedly involved in the approvals of INX media case files. The confrontation is expected to continue on Tuesday, sources said.

CBI’s plan for the next 4 days

Till now, the CBI investigation has been focused on the FIPB approvals. The sources say that, in the coming four days, they will grill P Chidambaram over Karti Chidambaram’s shell companies, the alleged meeting with Indrani Mukerjea and his alleged role while granting FIPB approvals to INX Media Pvt Ltd.

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